Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita was 0.037 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.037 million USD per person for gross national income — value us$, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0596 million USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0032 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 million USD per person | +166.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0116 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0124 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0126 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0135 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 million USD per person | +45.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0223 million USD per person | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0208 million USD per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0166 million USD per person | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0148 million USD per person | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0146 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0138 million USD per person | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0129 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0135 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.013 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0146 million USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0155 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0122 million USD per person | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 million USD per person | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0165 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0187 million USD per person | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0212 million USD per person | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0205 million USD per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0172 million USD per person | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0185 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 million USD per person | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0198 million USD per person | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0243 million USD per person | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0304 million USD per person | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0401 million USD per person | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0485 million USD per person | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0507 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0596 million USD per person | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0404 million USD per person | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0424 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.052 million USD per person | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0549 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0534 million USD per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0486 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0332 million USD per person | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0305 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0336 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0362 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0348 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0277 million USD per person | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0373 million USD per person | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0439 million USD per person | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.037 million USD per person | -15.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +166.7% | 0.0043 million USD per person | 0.0116 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0096 million USD per person | 0.0032 million USD per person | 0.0196 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0157 million USD per person | 0.0129 million USD per person | 0.0223 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0172 million USD per person | 0.0122 million USD per person | 0.0212 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0357 million USD per person | 0.0198 million USD per person | 0.0596 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.042 million USD per person | 0.0305 million USD per person | 0.0549 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0365 million USD per person | 0.0277 million USD per person | 0.0439 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 28 France 0.0455 million USD per person compare
- 29 Italy 0.0388 million USD per person compare
- 30 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0382 million USD per person compare
- 32 Japan 0.0359 million USD per person compare
- 33 British Virgin Islands 0.0353 million USD per person compare
- 34 New Caledonia 0.035 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 413.09 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$, per capita in Kuwait?
- Gross national income — value us$, per capita in Kuwait was 0.037 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0596 million USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross national income — value us$, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross National Income — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.